Healthcare services include primary care, community clinics, HIV and hepatitis C treatment, dental and vision care, and help enrolling in health insurance. NYC Health + Hospitals treats patients regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.
Tip: ask for your medical records and a list of your current medications before or right after release, so a new doctor can continue your care without a gap in prescriptions.
Brooklyn is large, so check the address and travel time before you go, and ask whether the program takes walk-ins.
15 services based in Brooklyn, plus 57 citywide
Grab-and-go breakfast/lunch bags Mon-Thu 9-12:30, digital-choice food pantry Mon-Thu 8-2 (registration required), mobile soup kitchen in Brooklyn and Queens, benefits help, medical clinic and mail service.
Community-based harm reduction: syringe services, hygiene kits, counseling for people who use drugs, housing for people with HIV/AIDS, case management, medical transportation.
OASAS-approved treatment centers for adults 18+, offering medical, psychiatric, and withdrawal management services alongside individual, group, family, and couples counseling. Also provides DWI/DUI-mandated screening, assessment, counseling, and treatment.
Care for low-income New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, substance use disorder, mental illness and other chronic conditions: care management, harm reduction, HIV and hep C testing, peer education. Also WIC and wellness programs.
Housing, healthcare, job training and legal help for homeless and low-income New Yorkers affected by HIV/AIDS; Emergency and Transitional Housing program gives 12 months of housing for people recently released.
Serves low-income and houseless New Yorkers, primarily of Caribbean descent, with health and fitness programs, adult literacy, housing placement assistance, HIV/AIDS testing and prevention education (including PrEP/PEP), and mental health counseling at its Be Well Center.
A multi-service, community-based behavioral health care organization. Services include case management for people living with HIV, living with mental illness, or former substance users; STI, HIV and hepatitis C testing; psychiatric evaluations; individual and group therapy; and smoking cessation.
Reentry Navigators offer one-on-one appointments to set goals, guidance on housing, health and reconnecting with family, monthly peer dinners, and links to library services.
The Community Health Team connects people to health and wellness services through education and resources, provided via virtual webinars, programming, trainings, and community partner events.
Offers a range of programs, services, resources, and events for adults ages 50 and over and their caregivers including lectures, health and wellness series, musical performances, art classes, classes on computer basics, and more. Also provides retirement literacy, estate planning workshops, and job-readiness programs.
Primary and specialty care in Brownsville and East New York.
Pays immigration bond to free people from ICE detention who are unable to afford it, and provides post-release support for those they bond out, including food, mental health, medical, and housing support. Never charges money, fees, or asks to be paid back for services provided.
Provides a range of services to Spanish speaking immigrants in NYC. Offers ESOL classes, computer classes, and adult basic education and literacy classes in Spanish.
Federally qualified health centers in Sunset Park and other Brooklyn sites.
Membership organization of low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, incarceration and homelessness; organizing plus direct services.
These serve people from every borough, often by phone, online or at more than one office.
Offers free one-on-one help finding and using health insurance and care, including resolving medical billing and debt problems, disputing coverage denials, accessing hospital and prescription financial assistance programs, and understanding health insurance tax credit forms.
Helps New Yorkers and people traveling to New York State access abortion care through financial assistance, case management, and referrals to legal, counseling, and community resources. A volunteer case manager returns calls or emails within 48 hours, and information is kept confidential.
Helps income-eligible New Yorkers age 65 and over supplement out-of-pocket costs for their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
Connects soon-to-be-released and formerly incarcerated individuals to medical, mental health, and case management services, including substance use programs, plus vocational training, help obtaining entitlements, and referrals to long-term housing placement.
Publicly funded health coverage for low-income people; apply online or order an application kit.
Enrollment for state public health insurance: Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan and other plans.
Connects pregnant people and families with doulas who provide non-medical support before, during, and after childbirth. The Citywide Doula Initiative offers free doula and home-visiting support to residents of neighborhoods most affected by COVID-19 and other health disparities.
Mobile medical units bring primary care, wound care, mental health support, and harm reduction services to homeless New Yorkers at 10 locations across the city. Services include basic health evaluations, screening and referral for substance use disorders, connection to medication-assisted treatment, and overdose prevention supplies like naloxone kits.
Confidential information on HIV/AIDS testing and service referrals; HASA supports benefits and housing for eligible people with HIV.
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and over, providing information on enrollment, coverage, and costs by phone or online.
Low-cost and no-cost health care through NYC Health + Hospitals for people who do not qualify for or cannot afford insurance. No info shared with ICE.
Confidential city hotline that helps callers find an abortion provider in NYC, schedule appointments, get financial assistance, and arrange transportation or lodging. Identifying information is not collected and phone numbers are hidden.
